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(PG-13) From Horrible Bosses, King of Kong and The Goldbergs director Seth Gordon comes a Seth Rogen-style comedy masquerading as a Baywatch reboot. Considering no one asked for it, this is probably the best outcome. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron and Alexandra Daddario.

“You’re not in the burger business. You’re in the real estate business.” Michael Keaton stars as the late businessman Ray Kroc, who – for better or for worse – revolutionized franchising and turned McDonald’s into the American icon that it is today.

CineFix showcases the various kinds of title sequences – some introduce characters, some actually start the story, and some simply set the tone – while going through its top 10 picks of this artwork within an artwork. You won’t argue with their top pick.

Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe star in this popcorn flick about a pissed off undead Egpytian princess. Tom does things from great heights, gets hurt, runs, is low key good at comedy, stares intensely, starts with a whisper, ends with a scream, saves the day, smiles.

CineFix reminds us that the first Rocky movie came out 40 years ago. In honor of the film, they dug up a handful of trivia about it, including the fact that Rocky’s stair dance is actually being played in reverse. Adrian! Aaaadriaaaan

(PG-13: Language, Gore) James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, Super) wrote and produced this thriller which has a pretty insane premise – employees are locked down in their office and instructed that they must kill three co-workers, or the company will kill six others.

With the help of a massive treadmill, some set pieces and a bunch of projectors, stuntman Damien Walters and his pals recreated a bunch of classic movie stunts in a room that reminds us of one of Star Trek TNG’s holodecks.

The Film Theorists make a wild claim that could answer why Rogue One‘s characters are not mentioned in the original Star Wars trilogy. Their speculation is based on concept art for The Force Awakens. We’re not buying it, but it sure is interesting. Skip to 11:12.

Lessons from the Screenplay looks at the similarities in the scripts of Whiplash and Black Swan to see how one can tell a story about the obsessed artist – specifically the obsessed performer. Then he points out how their endings diverge to emphasize different points.

“Don’t regret the things you do. Just things you don’t.” A young man blames his mom’s hospitalization on his stepdad. He meets a thug that makes his revenge fantasy come true. Or did it? This neo-noir thriller shows two paths that its main character could take.

“Kong’s a pretty good king. Keeps to himself mostly.” Our latest look at Kong: Skull Island is a stark contrast from the first trailer. Apparently, it’s more lighthearted than you’d think. Also the titular island doesn’t have one, not two, but a metric crapton of giant creatures.

Industrial Light & Magic shares some of the visual effects work that they did for the movie Warcraft. As you may have guessed, it’s basically the entire movie. The Alliance. The Horde. Their hair. All of it.

Natalie Portman stars as the late Jackie Kennedy Onassis in this critically-acclaimed biographical drama about the former US First Lady’s life before and after the assassination of her first husband, President Jack F. Kennedy. Premieres 12/2/16.

“Think of the one thing you’ve always wanted. Now find it in your mind’s eye, and feel it in your heart.” Emma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens stars as The Beast in Disney’s live action adaptation of a tale as old as time. Well, as old as 1740. Premieres 3/17/17.

Joe Coughlin is the son of a prominent Boston police captain in the 1920’s. But the height of the Prohibition lures him into becoming a mobster. An adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s eponymous crime novel starring, written and directed by Ben Affleck.

Screen Junkies rightfully delivers a beat down to Independence Day: Resurgence, a sequel that no one really wanted, and inevitably ended up being worse than we all thought it would be. Goldblum, you traitor.

CineFix touches on three popular theories about humor and how movies make us laugh while ranking its picks for the funniest scenes of all time. The list has way too much Hot Rod and not enough Mel Brooks if you ask us.

As it argued for museums, The School of Life wants us to consider classifying and critiquing films based on their therapeutic value. Instead of age ratings or genres, it may be more helpful to guide viewers based on their psychological or emotional needs.

The latest trailer for the solo adventure of Will Arnett’s blocky Batman emphasizes Bruce Wayne’s emotional conflict: he’s lonely, but he’s also afraid of losing his loved ones again. What he doesn’t realize is that he already has family. Even the Joker wants his attention.

(PG-13: Language) Woody Harrelson plays a lonely middle-aged man desperate to connect with others but also unable to repress his incredulity at life’s absurdity. Daniel Clowes wrote and directed this adaptation of his eponymous graphic novel.

(PG-13: Language, Gore)Chainsawsuit Original presents John Wick – which was marketed as a flick with an absurd premise and flashy action – as a well-rounded project about grief that also bids goodbye to an era of action movies while seeming to be a mere continuation of it.

Did you know that Joaquin Phoenix almost got the part of Stephen Strange in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe? That bombshell and more in CineFix’s trivia video about Doctor Strange. Also, we’ve seen it, and think it’s good enough you’ll want to see it on the big screen.

Now You See It presents a supercut of scenes from more than 50 movies, each of which takes us on a ride along with their protagonists as their adventures and the crises they face take their lives in new and profound directions.